Teenage moped rider "intimidated" by motorist in...
A TEENAGE moped rider has reported a car driver who tried to "cut him up" to the police for intimidating behaviour. Shortly after 10am on Tuesday (October 7) Sussex Police received a call from a...
View ArticleCrawley cat killer convicted of cruelty
A MAN has been found guilty of inhumanely killing his pet cat by drowning it in a box filled with water.David Streeter appeared at Horsham Magistrates' Court last Friday for the continuation of his...
View ArticleMan, 71, appears in court accused of masturbating in front of...
A PENSIONER has appeared in crown court accused of masturbating in front of a seven-year-old girl. Khachame Rabah, 71, was in the dock at Lewes Crown Court on Monday for three sex offence charges....
View ArticleDad, 42, caught hiding cocaine in Crawley nightclub
A DAD who insists he does not use drugs has been convicted of possessing cocaine.Wayne Poole was found by a bouncer to have a quantity of the drug on him at Bar 7, Pegler Way, in the town centre, on...
View ArticleLeader of Crawley Muslim group condemns Isis killing of Alan...
THE regional leader of a Muslim group in Crawley has condemned the brutal murder of British taxi driver Alan Henning by Isis.Ahsan Ahmedi, regional president of the Ahmaddiya Muslim Association which...
View ArticleCricket or hockey ball thrown through bus window in Broadfield...
A WOMAN suffered lacerations to her face after a cricket or hockey ball was thrown through the window of a bus travelling through Broadfield last night. There had been numerous reports of a "serious...
View ArticleCyclist knocked off bike with piece of wood and then repeatedly...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was brutally attacked by two men carrying a piece of wood. The 24-year-old victim was cycling across Crowshaw Park, off Grafton Drive in Sompting, when he...
View ArticleMystery around trio spotted on roof of disused building in town...
THREE people were arrested after being seen on a roof of a disused building in The Boulevard yesterday (Sunday). Police were called at about 11.45am to reports of the three males on the roof of a...
View ArticleCopthorne man charged with raping 12-year-old girl
A COPTHORNE man who had already been charged with sex offences has now been charged with further offences - including the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl. Andrew Hocking, 57, from Gorse Close, was...
View ArticleCrackdown on drug taking in Crawley nightclub, pubs, bars and...
ANYONE caught taking drugs in a Crawley pub, bar or club will now find themselves banned from almost every nightspot in the town – for six months.The no-nonsense measure was brought in after police...
View ArticlePHOTO: First picture of Metrobus attacked with missile as yobs...
THIS is the first photo from Metrobus of damage to one of their buses, which was attacked with a missile last night (Monday). Two buses were hit with missiles last night in Broadfield, which follows...
View ArticleBus services in Broadfield could be reduced if attacks by yobs...
BROADFIELD could end up with a less regular bus service if attacks on the Metrobus fleet do not stop, the company has warned. Last night (Monday) two more buses were hit with missiles while passing...
View ArticleCrawley teen admits 12 burglaries across Sussex
A 17-year-old boy from Crawley has admitted going on a burglary spree and breaking into 12 homes across Sussex. The teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, broke into the homes between...
View ArticleRecruitment drive for new special constables to help police...
THE British Transport Police (BTP) is recruiting new volunteers to assist officers on the rail network around Gatwick.Special constables are being sought who are aged between 18 and 57 and can work 16...
View ArticleFraudster imprisoned after pretending to be paramedic and...
A 21-YEAR-OLD who conned vulnerable people, including a 71-year-old woman from Ifield, into thinking he was a registered paramedic with medical training and qualifications has been recalled to prison...
View ArticleRenewed appeal for witnesses to "malicious" arson...
POLICE have renewed an appeal for information about an arson attack on a flat in Tilgate where two adults and a baby slept. At around 1.30am on Tuesday, September 23, a large rectangular piece of cloth...
View ArticleMan arrested after dog bites woman in Broadfield
A STAFFORDSHIRE bull terrier has been seized by police after it bit another dog and left a woman in hospital. The owner of the staffy has been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog while...
View ArticleBuses pelted with eggs in Broadfield in third night of attacks...
BUSES have been attacked in Broadfield for the third night in less than a week. Police were called to Broadfield Barton last night (Wednesday) at about 8pm to reports of eggs being thrown at buses. A...
View ArticleSheep killed at Tilgate Nature Centre after being set on fire
A SHEEP was burnt alive in what is thought to have been a savage attack during an overnight break-in at Tilgate Nature Centre. The animal was found dead by staff on the morning of Thursday, October 2...
View ArticleMan who needed surgery after dog bite admits his own pet...
THE owner of a dog who was bitten when it got into a scrap with a Staffordshire bull terrier has revealed it was in fact his own pet which inflicted his most serious injuries. Greg Veneziani was...
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